Neat Image plug-in for Photoshop (Win)

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To make images look better.

Neat Image

Neat Image plug-in
for Photoshop
for Windows

History of changes

Neat Image plug-in for Photoshop for Windows (32-bit/64-bit)

Support for Photoshop CS5.1 and Photoshop Elements 10 added
Support for Corel Paint Shop Pro X4 added
Photoshop selection is now also taken into account in Neat Image internal preview
Internal viewer can now preview larger areas
Neat Image will show a warning when working on empty layer/selection
Additional performance optimizations (5-10% faster processing)
Faster processing specifically for 32-bit per channel images
Improved support for new CUDA-capable GPUs (Compute Capability 2.x)
Improved GPU detection and error handling
Updated to new version of CUDA 4
Running Bitdefender could cause Neat Image to freeze, fixed
Improved fault-tolerance to corrupted EXIF metadata
Several minor bugs fixed

CUDA support: faster noise reduction using modern CUDA-compatible GPUs
For example, on NVidia GTX 470 Neat Image is about x2.5 faster than on Intel i7 and x3-x7 faster than on Intel i5 or Core2 Duo
Multiple GPU support: Neat Image works even faster with two or more CUDA GPUs
CPUs and GPUs working together: Neat Image can use CPUs and GPUs at the same time for even faster processing
Automated optimization of performance settings for multi-core, multi-CPU and multi-GPU systems
* Built-in performance optimizer in Neat Image Preferences
* Built-in benchmark to measure image processing speed on specific hardware
Additional performance optimizations (32-bit version)
* Faster image processing: x1.2 faster than in previous version

Neat Image plug-in for Photoshop now comes in two builds: 32-bit and 64-bit
* the 64-bit plug-in continues to support the latest 64-bit versions of Photoshop CS5 / CS4
* the 32-bit plug-in additionally supports older 32-bit host applications (32-bit versions of Photoshop and other compatible editors)

The 32-bit and 64-bit versions of the plug-in now have the same GUI with:

Support for 32-bit images (in Pro plug-in) in addition to 8-bit and 16-bit to enable HDR post-processing workflows
Smart Profile: automatically uses two different profiling methods and selects the better resulting profile for more accurate noise reduction
Improved metadata (EXIF) compatibility with the latest Nikon cameras:
D7000, D3100, P500, P300, P7000, S8100, etc.

Added support for Adobe Photoshop CS5 64-bit
Improved metadata (EXIF) compatibility with the latest Nikon cameras: D3S, D3X, D300S, D3000, D5000, etc.
Improved compatibility with Windows 7
New image viewer modes are added
Many improvements in GUI
Additional performance optimizations
Several minor bugs and incompatibilities are fixed

Graphical noise profile equalizer is now available in Advanced mode
Manual fine-tuning of noise profile is now also available
Improved image viewer:
- Several alternative viewer modes are now available
- Adjustable viewer brightness to make noise in very dark or very bright areas more visible
- Preview is automatically prepared and updated, either in the whole visible image area or in manually-selected image area
Built-in Calibration Target is now available in plug-in
Improved metadata (EXIF) compatibility with the latest Nikon cameras
Incorrect matting of selections in some cases, fixed
Several minor bugs and incompatibilities are fixed

First release of a new product: Neat Image plug-in for 64-bit version of Photoshop CS4

Changed on: December 12, 2011